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feet of dirt top. The bed is irregular and horizontal. It is 

 divided by irregular vertical joints. The stone is fine grained 

 and gray blue The product is shipped at TTamden on the 

 Ontario and Western railroad (Delhi branch). 



A small quarry has been opened at Delhi for the local market. 

 ]( is worked intermittently only. 



I. J. Moore, Pinevillo. Quarry in Tine brook hollow 3 

 miles west of Walton. The stripping of rock and clay is 4 to L5 

 feet thick, and covers a bed of stone which is coarse grained 

 and bluish gray, 5 feet thick. The lifts vary from 2" to 6", the 

 lower ones being quite rough. The vertical jointing is quite 

 irregular. The stone is shipped at Pine switch on the Ontario 

 and Western railroad to Schenectady. Three to four men are 

 employed. 



Ellsworth Huntington, Rock Kill. Quarry is situated above 

 Draper's switch 2 miles north of Apex. The ledge has been 

 opened around the hill for 300 feet. The bed of workable stone 

 is 12 feet thick, with 12 to 14 feet of rock top. The stone is 

 greenish gray and coarse grained. The bed is divided by the 

 usual joints, which are regular and smooth. It dips to the 

 northeast 14 inches in 20 feet. The lifts vary from 2" to 12". 

 The product includes flag, curb, steps, etc. 30 to 40 cars are 

 shipped each year to various points. Three to four men are 

 employed. 



T. Slossenburg, Hancock. Quarry is just west of Kerry switch, 

 4 miles north of Cadosia on Ontario and Western railroad. The 

 quarry is small and not worked regularly. The bed exposed is 

 4 feet thick, with 12 feet of rock stripping. The stone is thin 

 bedded, coarse grained and of gray color. The bed dips gently 

 to the west. The face along the side seam is 75 feet long. 

 Flag is the product, and is shipped at Kerry switch by way of 

 11k 1 Ontario and Western railroad. 



W. G. Underwood, Hancock. This quarry is just south of and 

 on ledge below Slossenburg's. The quarry is just being opened 

 and shows 2 beds of stone, 2 and 6 feet thiek, separated by a 

 stratum of earth 3 feet thick. The probable explanation of this 

 is that the top bed has been broken off the main ledge and 



